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Optometrists and eye clinics in Sussex County, NJ
The optometrists and eye clinics in Sussex County, NJ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #258 of 1,302 scored counties
#5 of 20 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 22
- 2 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $82.9M
- On medical and dental services · $1,435 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.8M
- 20% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 148,063
- +2.9% since 2020
See the optometrists and eye clinics around any address in Sussex County
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 optometrists and eye clinics in Sussex County. 2 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 3.8 per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
At $1,435 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in Sussex County spend about $82.9M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $3.8M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 20% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which optometrists and eye clinics share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Sussex County was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 5,252 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Sussex County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Sussex County scores 67 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #258 of 1,302 scored counties and #5 of 20 scored counties in New Jersey. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Sussex County compares
The same measures for New Jersey and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all medical and dental services by the optometrists and eye clinics counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Sussex County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.8M | $3.2M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,252 | 5,685 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.9% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,435 | $1,385 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $116,186 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 67
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 222 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Sussex County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Sussex County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 148,063+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 57,767
- Median age
- 44.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 519 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 281
- Median household income
- $116,186+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $144,531
- Median home value
- $369,400
- Jobs located here
- 36,880
- Daytime population
- 105,437Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New Jersey
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hudson County, NJ | 74 | 78 | 2.6 | $5.1M | +1.8% | #130 of 1,302 |
| 2Essex County, NJ | 74 | 113 | 3.5 | $3.6M | +4.2% | #143 of 1,302 |
| 3Atlantic County, NJ | 71 | 30 | 2.7 | $4.4M | +1.6% | #181 of 1,302 |
| 4Hunterdon County, NJ | 70 | 17 | 3.3 | $4.8M | +2.3% | #197 of 1,302 |
| 5Sussex County, NJ | 67 | 22 | 3.8 | $3.8M | +2.9% | #258 of 1,302 |
| 6Ocean County, NJ | 65 | 114 | 4.7 | $2.7M | +5.6% | #311 of 1,302 |
| 7Warren County, NJ | 64 | 15 | 3.3 | $3.9M | +3.2% | #318 of 1,302 |
| 8Cape May County, NJ | 64 | 16 | 3.6 | $3.6M | −1.7% | #320 of 1,302 |
| 9Gloucester County, NJ | 64 | 44 | 3.9 | $3.5M | +3.3% | #323 of 1,302 |
| 10Camden County, NJ | 63 | 75 | 3.7 | $3.4M | +2.4% | #347 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Sussex County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
- Doctors, dentists and clinics54
- Dentists and orthodontists59
- Primary care and pediatrics77
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors62
- Physical therapy43
- Optometrists and eye care67
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Sussex County, NJ?
There are 22 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Sussex County as of September 2026. 2 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Sussex County, NJ spend on medical and dental services?
About $82.9M a year, or $1,435 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.8M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 57,767 households in Sussex County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sussex County, NJ compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Sussex County has 3.8 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.8M, 20% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Sussex County would have about 27, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,252 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Sussex County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Sussex County at 148,063 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 57,767 households. The median household income in Sussex County is $116,186 a year, 44% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.9% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Sussex County scores 67 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #258 of 1,302 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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